Hattiesburg in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 22, 2021
1. Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. Marker
Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a gunfire and firebomb attack on January 10, 1966. While he fought the assailants, his family was able to escape. The Ku Klux Klan had targeted Dahmer, who had once served as president of the local branch of the NAACP, for his support for voting rights for African Americans. Convictions followed for several klansmen.
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This historical marker was donated to the Dahmer family by the faculty and students of
The Lift Every Voice: Freedom Institute 2004
Erected 2004 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1966.
Location. 31° 24.757′ N, 89° 18.515′ W. Marker is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is on Monroe Road 0.2 miles south of Bay Springs Road when traveling south.
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Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Providence Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Roots of Rock and Roll (approx. 5½ miles away); East 6th Street USO Club (approx. 5½ miles away); Eureka School (approx. 5½ miles away); Taking our Rightful Place in History / We Honor These 15 Brave Men Who Filed The Voting Rights Case (approx. 5½ miles away); Rev. W.D. Ridgeway (approx. 5.6 miles away); Kenneth Fairley (approx. 5.6 miles away); St. Paul Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 22, 2021
2. Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. Marker
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